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Have you missed us, since we were gone?

We’ve missed you, but it’s so good to see you back, even though you have put a couple of pounds on, your phone’s probably been hacked by a national newspaper in the meantime, and she probably still hasn’t found her ‘Lost Cute Boy‘ in the preceding 12 months.

No matter though, you, and perhaps more importantly we, are here now.

And this year, EdTwinge, (for it is we), Edinburgh’s favourite, most admired, emulated and edgy Fringe realtime review service is giving it large.

How?!! you ejaculate?

Well, for starters the EdTwinge engine is bigger, better, faster and more accurate than ever. Rating those Fringe acts according to the reviews you give via Twitter, as they happen.

Pumping out those twitter fuelled reviews and karma scores, by the er, score.

(As you may recall from last year; Perfomances are ranked according to how many people have tweeted about the act, and how positive the tweets have been – using an ingenious, cunning and much-admired ‘karma’ rating.)

What’s more, as last year, we’re partnering with The Guardian, (yes, The Guardian ooh!), with our embeddable, honest-to-goodness, widget, which will go live next week.

What’s more, more: We’ve also got into bed with the beautifully formed, dulcet-toned temptress that is the Live at the Gilded Balloon Podcast, (come and catch it as it’s recorded live at Noon every day at The Gilded Balloon, or catch later at your leisure on iTunes.) Hear the trailer here.

Last but not least, not forgetting, room for one more on top, our alternative tweeter and alter ego @deidrebunting. (Dedicated to getting her knickers, knockers and knackers in a twist, while bringing you the inside skinny on all things Twinge, Fringe and occasional Minge.)

So, to recap, and in case you weren’t listing at the back:

If you’re a fan and would like to start reviewing shows yourself, simply visit the Ed Twinge website and log in using your Twitter account details. Type the name of the performer you’d like to review, and enter your verdict on the act in 130 characters or fewer (the remaining 10 characters are reserved for the ‘#EdTwinge’ hashtag),

While if you’re an act: tell your fans about us on your twitter feed, while for good measure, why not also add yourself to: http://crowdlistr.com/fringe-acts-2011

While, while, if you’re a reviewer for a national tabloid newspaper please feel free to plagiarise, half-inch, or if you ultimately fancy a visit to a Commons Committee room and a get a shaving cream pie in the mush, hack into our work.

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As Cilla Black would say, “We’ve ‘ad a lorra lorra laughs”.

But as Winston Churchill would say (if this were circa 1941), “This is not the beginning of the end, but it is the end of the beginning”.

Andrew Burnett

Andrew Burnett – aka Treadstone, aka The Traffic Warden, aka the CEO of SEO.

Andrew knows not only how to promote online content but also has a strong sense of what is promotable. On this basis he has turned down more clients than he has worked for. Fortunately for us he didn’t turn down Deirdre Bunting when, in her own inimitable, polite, charming, but ultimately persuasive, SIS-trained style, she recruited him for Spectre EdTwinge.

Was it the twinkle in his eye, his taste in hats or his ability to blend technology, presentation and content that turned her head? Who cares? We’re just glad that he was batting for us.

Blonde

Blonde creates and builds sexy digital stuff that helps people achieve their goals.

They designed and built the Edtwinge site.

More specifically Ricky Stevens designed it, and Fraser McCormick built it. Fraser was also responsible for the maths and the code behind the Karma engine.

Phil Adams had a laugh and arsed about.

Deirdre Bunting

Deirdre Bunting, Mrs (retired)

Deirdre’s age is not something she likes to discuss. Suffice to say she’s probably an octogenarian. During the war Deirdre was an integral part of the Enigma codebreaking team at Bletchley Park. She is still faster with her slide rule and logarithmic tables than a Quad Core processor.

Deirdre is the EdTwinge data queen and charlady. She is also an unflappable regal presence around the office. She is frequently unamused by the antics of the  whippersnappers in the team. And, yes, that does include you Mike.

Deirdre’s official biographer is Mr Chris Miller, the greatest drag-writer we’ve ever met.

Jim Wolff

Jim Wolff is a digital do-gooder and social-media whizzkid who also has a keen eye for content that people will want to talk about.

When we started our EdTwinge journey Jim was a lone Wolff, but he joined Leith as a ‘digi-planner’ en route.

He also became a father.

(Deirdre is still forlornly waiting for the invitation to become a doting Godmother).

Mike Coulter

Mike is an ideas man. He has more ideas in the average morning than most agencies have in a week.

Aggregating tweets around the Fringe was his idea.

Mike registered and launched DigitalAgency.com back in 1997. Clearly he was ridiculously ahead of his time and spent several frustrated years waiting for the rest of us to catch up.

Mike started the Edinburgh Social Media Coffee Morning (EdCM), and it was there that fate lent a hand when he found himself wedged into the corner of a Centotre booth next to our very own Deirdre Bunting. The rest, as they say, is Twistory.

Stripe

Stripe is a ’smart thinking, hard working, brand focused, strategic communications consultancy.’

And Vicki Fox is a smart thinking, hard working, brand focused, strategic communications consultant.

Vicki has ‘previous’ on brands like Yell, Nokia, Amazon and Microsoft and she used her nouse and contacts to get our story into all sorts of high profile spaces.

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Sadly it was way past @deirdrebunting’s bedtime, but edtwinge’s; @phil_adams, @jimwolffman, @wiieb, @the_emecks, @flimgoblin and @mikecoulter where all there. And giving it laldy.

Sincere thanks to the hosts and organisers of the nights #twingeparty event held at the Appleton Tower: Festbuzz & Informatics Ventures, and to @MagnersUK for some damn fine pear Cider lube.

Photos here:

(We’ve named-checked/twitter-checked everyone we know who was there, see if you can find your self.)

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